diff --git a/drivers/usb/input/pid.c b/drivers/usb/input/pid.c
index acc71ec..a00672c 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/input/pid.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/input/pid.c
@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@
 {
 	struct hid_ff_pid *private;
 	struct hid_input *hidinput = list_entry(&hid->inputs, struct hid_input, list);
+	struct input_dev *input_dev = hidinput->input;
 
 	private = hid->ff_private = kzalloc(sizeof(struct hid_ff_pid), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!private)
@@ -281,11 +282,12 @@
 	usb_fill_control_urb(private->urbffout, hid->dev, 0,
 			     (void *)&private->ffcr, private->ctrl_buffer, 8,
 			     hid_pid_ctrl_out, hid);
-	hidinput->input.upload_effect = hid_pid_upload_effect;
-	hidinput->input.flush = hid_pid_flush;
-	hidinput->input.ff_effects_max = 8;	// A random default
-	set_bit(EV_FF, hidinput->input.evbit);
-	set_bit(EV_FF_STATUS, hidinput->input.evbit);
+
+	input_dev->upload_effect = hid_pid_upload_effect;
+	input_dev->flush = hid_pid_flush;
+	input_dev->ff_effects_max = 8;	// A random default
+	set_bit(EV_FF, input_dev->evbit);
+	set_bit(EV_FF_STATUS, input_dev->evbit);
 
 	spin_lock_init(&private->lock);